Help?

Basically the title. For amount, compare like 4-7 warheads with like 1 small to medium lemon.

Had full mouth extraction, some grafting, and mandibular tori reduction with immediate dentures placed. Bottom is sutured since the entire arch was cut for a full flap. Top is open sites mostly with a few stitched. Oral surgeon didnt use adhesive. Went to dentist 35 hours after surgery and he said to use it and applied it after he did first removal and inspection. However, the box of fixident says do not use on gums that arent fully healed. Is this going to rip out my clots? The denture itself seems like it has enough pressure to suck the clots out even when they rock a little let alone when breaking suction for removal. Also worried about infection since my question is about using adhesive over open clots. Thank you in advance if anyone has time to answer.

I'm almost 3 weeks post extraction of one tooth with bone graft (there's a second spot missing a tooth in front of it but that had been gone a while). It had been totally flat & sealed, then started opening up about 8 or 9 days ago, but my surgeon was out of the office. He'll be back on Monday. I kept trying to explain to the secretary over the phone what's going on & she just kept saying it all sounds normal, & "The stitches aren't coming loose, it just feels like that because the swelling is decreasing, your incision won't open up." Last I spoke with her was the day before yesterday. The pain is increasing, & now I can see down into the gum tissue. It's a hole that I think the bone graft was supposed to fill? That white clump of stitches is plugging the hole but keeps popping up so I sort of try & stick it back down with my tongue because I don't want food to get stuck in there. I'm still doing the salt water rinse like they said to. I had been using the chlorhexadine rinse for the first 2 weeks after (as instructed). The outer side is also still really red & tender & slightly swollen. I have my follow-up on Tuesday & I'm not sure what to expect.

*Could* this be normal like the secretary said?

(I know my back molar is looking rough, I've just been struggling to brush it because I don't want to disrupt the stitches more.)

https://imgur.com/a/HdfFRDB

Does this look ok?

I have been salt rinsing and following care sheet. Minor pain taking regular painkillers

Mainly worried about the canine as it was the deepest of the two. the other has been packed and maintained it's temporary filling with plaster the canines fell out twice. These were originally fillings and they fell out about a month ago revealing pretty bad holes and deterioration. My dentist appointment is in 2 days and I'm terrified. Please help 🙏 I know my routine is far from perfect but this stuff is embarrassing as it is and Im very anxious about the whole thing

so, i was born with a severe underbite, and it was improved after braces treatment. however, i still have it and i can't bite correctly!.

Today, i visited an orthodontist and his treatment plan was:

braces with TADs (mini screws) for one year. + - facemask .??? to correct upper jaw.

so, is it really worth it to go over the pain again. especially with the TADs? or should i keep looking for a different doctor with different treatment plan?

I've been wondering about this for a while and thought I would finally ask on here. Thanks

What is the normal length of antibiotics after a dental flap procedure

Hole in mouth after extraction

Recently (2 days ago)… got the second to last molar on my left side extracted and an immediate implant put in. Today I noticed I have a hole near the part where my gums meet my cheek. Is this normal?

Including link to picture

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I do not smoke or drink.

Hi,

I had Zoom whitening done with my local dentist and was given the home kit with the trays. His instructions were to "use the gel for a minimum of 3 hours a day for 4 weeks".

The issue is, I was given 2 DayWhite 6% gels and a single NiteWhite 16% gel (which i thought was a little weird since it's usually one or the other, from my understanding). The instructions clearly say you should use the DayWhite for 30 minutes at a time, twice a day.

He applied the DayWhite gel for me immediately after the procedure to show me how to do it and then gave it to me to put in.

I'm confused, would it still be okay for me to apply to 6% DayWhite gel and leave it in for 3 hours despite what the instructions in the box say?

I'll ask the dentist the next time I see him but that'll be at least a week from now. Did he think he gave me the NiteWhite or was this just a mistake on his part? I don't want to ruin my teeth :/

Thanks!

having taken x-rays prior to the root canal

Do i NEED to extract them ? I have a slightly protruding mouth. Is there another alternative to fix that or do I need to do it ?

I had all four of my wisdom teeth extracted 3 days ago (no stitches). The other three have clotted ok and aren't causing any major issues, but the one circled below — which was severely impacted — is causing some pain relative to the other extractions.

I anxiously came to the dentist, where she gave me a hydrogen peroxide irrigant to "kill" the bacteria in the surrounding tissue. I was skeptical as I thought that hydrogen peroxide is super potent; I was bleeding a lot but after it was applied as an irrigant with a syringe, I'm not bleeding as much anymore. I am not sure if this contributed to the blood clot in any way.

There's this uvula-like structure that's coming from my cheek which appears to be going into the socket, but I'm not sure (I can't really identify where the socket is to be quite honest).

Does this look infected or the beginning of a dry socket? I am very anxious and am trying my best to avoid dry socket. Please help.

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I had an abscess under bottom right 6 and which was removed and top left 5 removed which was cracked. For reasons I don’t want to go into talking over 12 months to have this work done.

I’ve got throbbing pain on the right side, OTC hardly touches it but the pain does come and go. Can last an hour or so dies down then comes back.

The pain in full right side of jaw, left side is completely healed with no pain.

Does this sound like dry socket or is it possible it’s infected. It feels like normal toothache.

I have some metronidazole, of which I’ve taken one as it feels like an infection. To see if that eases the pain at all.

Dry socket? Normal or infection?

Hi, I’m someone who drinks a lot, water, water with flavoring, diet soda, sugar free juice. Which got me thinking: If I’m sipping on something throughout the day and brushing my teeth twice a day, which is less harmful, diet soda or sugar free juice? I’m sure both have some sort of additive that’s bad and I know the answer is “just drink water” but in terms of harm-reduction?

Follow up set for Monday.. just waiting through the weekend.

I've taken antibiotics religiously since day 1. Started with pain like a scratching or sore under the tongue, but I saw that it was actually thus white spot on the bottom left extraction site

This is day 5- the site is the largest of 5 (1 cracked molar and 4 wisdoms)

No fever, exactly 98.7 No bad breath as far as I can tell same with bad taste The main thing that leads me to believe it's an infection is that I can tell the aching pain has gotten slightly worse, when most things I've read say things should be getting progressively better by day 5.

I had 3 teeth removed on the other side, including a bone graft and that side feels fine..

If it is an infection- shouldn't my antibiotics be preventing it from getting worse??

Is this just something stuck on my gum or something to worry about? I woke up with it and never had it before, tried to gently remove it and with floss but it bleed slightly instead.

long story short, i (24f) inherited a bunch of shit teeth issues. i am congenitally missing 5 teeth (#3, #13, #14, #19, #30 - my baby molar roots have been removed when i was 10-11 and new teeth just never erupted), have no wisdom teeth and have had 3 teeth (#7, #5, #21) removed due to them fracturing past and the dentist deciding extraction was easier than restoration. my #8 and #9 have been root canal treated and all but 8 of my 20 remaining teeth have been filled - some have fillings on every surface.

i have always looked after my teeth and most of these issues happened between the ages of 11-16. horrifically brittle teeth run in the family and i’ve had everything you can think of, fluoride drops, toothpastes, treatments. did shit all. i’m guessing my teeth struggled to take the pressure of missing molars and just snapped even more easily.

i’m very glad to say that my teeth have not had any new decay in the last 3 years but they look horrific. my RCT teeth have not been crowned and look severely discoloured, my composites have darkened and a lot of my teeth have brown stains on them from coffee/tea. they look absolutely disgusting and i am so embarrassed (too embarrassed to post a photo for sure). i have tried to look after them so well, have never smoked or touched any drugs.

i’ve been seeing a dentist regularly all this time and i have a treatment plan for crowning my RCT teeth, getting a re-treatment for #8, replacing some old fillings and, hopefully, getting braces to close/open up some gaps for a mix of implants and bridges.

i am genuinely heartbroken. i don’t want to lose any more teeth or have any more decay until i’m at least 50. is there any hope to salvage the appearance/state of my teeth? i have not smiled confidently since having my adult teeth :(

Had a root canal on this tooth 2 months ago. It’s been hurting recently and now i have a bump. Earliest I can go to dentist is Monday. Will I survive?

I do get bad allergies sometimes and it's that time of year again. I've noticed that sometimes when I chew food, especially stuff that takes a while like meat. That My jaw next to my ear will hurt and some of my teeth as well. I just went to the dentist and they said I didn't have any cavities. The teeth/jaw only hurt when im chewing. When I stop the pain goes away. And it's also only on my left side not my right. Does this sound allergy related?

Just wanna share my experience real quick and get to the point, this week I got a really hot coffee and my teeth started getting quite sensitive after that, especially my upper teath like the right tooth that comes after the middle, I went to see a dr today and she applied a cold thing on both teeth in the middle side and the pain I felt was awful. To give a quick summary about my background, in the past I suffered from bulimia when I was in high school, also used to drink plenty of fizzy drinks as well. I was told that she was gonna try with sensitive toothpaste, rinsing fluids and a spray for sensitive issues just to make sure it goes away, if not she said we should do root canal treatment which I’m quite scared and wanna void that at all cost, is there any way I can avoid that happening, I’m only 22 years old and don’t wanna get my tooth taken care off for that. Any advice is appreciated.